Mideast forum

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n this handout photo provided by the Israeli Press Office, Israeli President Shimon Peres (left) meets with King Abdullah II of Jordan at the World Economic Forum annual meeting on the Middle East at the King Hussein Convention Centre near the Dead Sea on Sunday in Sweimeh, Jordan. The forum, which is focusing on the ongoing global economic crisis, is being attended by officials and executives from 79 countries.

n this handout photo provided by the Israeli Press Office, Israeli President Shimon Peres (left) meets with King Abdullah II of Jordan at the World Economic Forum annual meeting on the Middle East at the King Hussein Convention Centre near the Dead Sea on Sunday in Sweimeh, Jordan. The forum, which is focusing on the ongoing global economic crisis, is being attended by officials and executives from 79 countries. (Getty Images photo)

n this handout photo provided by the Israeli Press Office, Israeli President Shimon Peres (left) meets with King Abdullah II of Jordan at the World Economic Forum annual meeting on the Middle East at the King Hussein Convention Centre near the Dead Sea on Sunday in Sweimeh, Jordan. The forum, which is focusing on the ongoing global economic crisis, is being attended by officials and executives from 79 countries.